The Manual: A Philosopher's Guide to Life

The Manual: A Philosopher's Guide to Life - Paperback

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The Manual: A Philosopher's Guide to Life - Paperback

The Manual: A Philosopher's Guide to Life - Paperback

by Epictetus
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by Sam Torode (Translator), Thomas Wentworth Higginson (Translator), Epictetus (Author)

Life's Missing Instruction Manual

Epictetus (c. 50-135 CE) was brought as a slave to Rome, where he became a great teacher, deeply influencing the future emperor Marcus Aurelius among many others. His philosophy, Stoicism, was practical, not theoretical--aimed at relieving human suffering here and now.

And Epictetus knew suffering. Besides being a former slave, he was lame in one leg and walked with a crutch. After a decade of teaching in Rome, he was banished by Emperor Domitian; undaunted, he established a school in Greece.

The Manual is a collection of Epictetus' essential teachings and pithy sayings, compiled by his closet student. It is the most accessible and actionable guide to Stoic philosophy, as relevant today as it was in the Roman Empire.

This new edition is rendered in contemporary English, with a foreword, by Sam Torode (based on a translation by Thomas Wentworth Higginson).

Note: A revised and further simplified edition of this book is now available, The Manual: 21st Century Edition (ISBN B09HFXHCNP). Read the sample pages of each translation to see which you prefer.
Number of Pages: 68
Dimensions: 0.16 x 8 x 5.25 IN
Publication Date: May 11, 2017
ISBN9781545461112
Author Epictetus
PublisherCreatespace Independent Publishing Platform
GenreHistory, Self-help & personal development, and Philosophy
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 2017
LanguageENG- English
Pages68
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Epictetus

Epictetus (c. AD 55-135) was a teacher and Greco-Roman philosopher. Originally a slave from Hierapolis in Anatolia (modern Turkey), he was owned for a time by a prominent freedman at the court of the emperor Nero. After gaining his freedom he moved to Nicopolis on the Adriatic coast of Greece and opened a school of philosophy there. His informal lectures (Discourses) were transcribed and published by his student Arrian, who also composed a digest of Epictetus's teaching known as the Manual (or Enchiridion).

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